BA Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at University of Washington

Programme overview

The Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies major provides an interdisciplinary and flexible course of study through which students can chart pathways that align with their interests and goals, within a supportive and horizon-expanding learning community. Courses draw upon multiple strands of feminist thought to foreground transformative intersectional and transnational analyses of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality, as shaped in conjunction with local and global structures.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies | Duration: 55 credits | Location: Seattle, WA, United States

What you will study

55 credits; GWSS 200; GWSS 302; One course focusing on sexuality, queer and/or trans studies. (5 credits); One upper-division course focusing on transnational perspective. (5 credits); Electives (30 credits):

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Entry requirements

Students in good academic standing may declare this major at any time.

Domestic applicants: USD 12,664 a year (2026-27). Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Undergraduate" Undergraduate rate for tuition-based programs. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes technology fee, services & activities fee, IMA bond and fac Source

International applicants: USD 44,580 a year (2026-27). Non-Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Undergraduate" Undergraduate rate for tuition-based programs. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes technology fee, services & activities fee, IMA bond and Source

First-year entry quarters: Autumn (begins late September), Winter (begins early January; not open to international first-year applicants), Summer (begins mid-June; most degree-seeking students apply for Autumn). Spring quarter is not open to first-year applicants.

Transfer entry: Autumn and Summer quarters; Spring quarter transfer admission is open only to applicants to specific departments in engineering and computer science.

First-year applications for Autumn (and Summer) open August 15 and close November 15; notification March 1-15. Winter applications open August 1 and close September 1, with notification in November and December. The UW does not offer early decision or early action. Apply through the Common App.

First-year application fee is $85 for U.S. students (fee waivers available) and $95 for international students (no fee waivers). Application requires a Common App essay and a self-reported academic record in STARS. SAT/ACT scores are not required for most applicants; homeschooled applicants and applicants from schools without letter or numeric grades must submit SAT or ACT scores. International applicants submit TOEFL or IELTS scores meeting the minimum English proficiency requirement.

Transfer applications for Autumn and Summer open December 15 and close February 28; notification May 1 to June 30. Transfer application fee is $85 (U.S., fee waivers available) or $95 (international, no fee waivers). SAT/ACT scores are not required for transfer applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://admit.washington.edu/apply/

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